POLb1101 Czech Communism

Faculty of Social Studies
Autumn 2020
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Mgr. Bc. Barbora Šenkýřová (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Stanislav Balík, Ph.D.
Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Pospíšilová
Supplier department: Division of Politology – Department of Political Science – Faculty of Social Studies
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:40 exP21
Prerequisites (in Czech)
! POL188 Czech Communism && !NOW( POL188 Czech Communism )
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
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Course objectives
The goal of the course is to provide basic information about communism in the Czech Republic.
Learning outcomes
Students will be able to: - understand to the phenomenon of the Czech communism and to interpret it in the frame of development of the world communism; - identify its main characteristics; - describe its main periods; - discuss its main ideological sources; - interpret the sources of todays situation of Communist Party of Bohemia and Moravia.
Syllabus
  • 1. The roots of communism 2. Theory of communism 3. History of communism in the world 4. Development of communism in the Czech lands in 1918-1945 6. Development of communism in the Czech lands in 1945-1968 6. Development of communism in the Czech lands in 1968-1989 7. Communism in the literature 8. Interparty development of KSCM after 1989; KSCM in political and party system 9. Programmatics KSCM 10. Organizational structure, membership, electorate, satellite organizations of KSCM, orthodox-communist wing 11. The current state of KSCM 12. The communist past in Czech and Europe politics and policy
Literature
    required literature
  • Nedelsky, N. (2004): Divergent Responses to a Common past: Transitional Justice in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, Theory and Society, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 65-115
  • Rupnik, J. (2002): Politika vyrovnávání s komunistickou minulostí. Soudobé dějiny, roč. 9, č. 1, s. 9-25.
  • KUNŠTÁT, Daniel. Za rudou oponou : komunisté a jejich voliči. Vyd. 1. Praha: Sociologické nakladatelství (SLON), 2013, 324 s. ISBN 9788073302092. info
  • BERDJAJEV, Nikolaj Aleksandrovič. Prameny a smysl ruského komunismu. Translated by Jakub Šedivý. V českém jazyce vyd. 1. Praha: Prostor, 2012, 217 s. ISBN 9788072602629. info
  • BASTL, Martin, Miroslav MAREŠ, Josef SMOLÍK and Petra VEJVODOVÁ. Krajní pravice a krajní levice v ČR (Far Right and Far Left in the CR). 1st ed. Praha: Grada, 2011, 288 pp. Politologie. ISBN 978-80-247-3797-3. URL info
  • SERVICE, Robert. Soudruzi : světové dějiny komunismu. Translated by Pavel Kaas. Vyd. 1. Praha: Argo, 2009, 482 s. ISBN 9788020017260. info
  • PIPES, Richard. Komunizmus : dejiny intelektuálneho a politického hnutia. Translated by Marína Zavacká. 1. slovenské vyd. Bratislava: Slovart, 2007, 159 s. ISBN 9788080852696. info
  • FIALA, Petr, Jan HOLZER, Miroslav MAREŠ and Pavel PŠEJA. Komunismus v České republice. Vývojové, systémové a ideové aspekty působení KSČM a dalších komunistických organizací v české politice (Communism in Czech Republic. Development, System and Idea Aspects of the Activities of KSČM and other Communist Organizations in Czech Politics). 1st ed. Brno: MPÚ MU, 1999, 315 pp. monografie. ISBN 80-210-2249-3. info
  • BOCHEŇSKI, Józef Maria. Marxismus - leninismus : věda nebo víra. 1. vyd. Olomouc: Vyšehrad, 1994, 159 s. ISBN 80-901614-45-6. info
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion, seminar work
Assessment methods
Written test, seminar work, class discussion
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2023, Spring 2025.
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